Thomas (Special correspondent)
A 25-year-old labourer was stabbed to death by a group of five men over a trivial row in Byappanahalli police station limits on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as Bhoopat Singh,native of Madhya Pradesh and working as drilling operator at an under construction house .
Senior officer visited the spot and after inspecting the area and collecting stock of the situation he said, Bhoopat Singh along with other labourers was staying in a shed next to the construction site .
On Sunday he along with his friends went to have cool drinks at a near-by shop after dinner .
While walking back he had an argument with the accused over a trivial row which took an ugly turn when one of the accused stabbed Bhoopat with a knife on his chest and stomach.
The profusely bleeding Bhoopat was taken to hospital where he succumbed later.
The Byappanahalli police have registered a case of murder and efforts are on track down the accused who are presently on the run.